Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, historian, author and leading voice on Russia’s war against Ukraine, is visiting Australia between 2-12 February 2023. Director of the Ukrainian Institute in London, Olesya has authored … Read More...
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Australia Day 2023
Displaced Ukrainians and the local Ukrainian-Australian community featured in Australia Day events around Australia on 26 January 2023. In Sydney, 300 displaced Ukrainians and Australian-Ukrainian … Read More...

Tennis Australia must ban Djokovic senior from the Australian Open Men’s Final
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) continues to call on Tennis Australia (TA) to ban Srdjan Djokovic from attending Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open (AO) Men’s Final. Both Srdjan … Read More...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the AFUO stands with the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism. Eternal Memory (Vichnaya Pamyat) … Read More...

Tennis Australia must do more to show it is serious about the Australian Open not being used to support the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is disappointed that Tennis Australia has made no attempt to penalise Novak Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, who was filmed on Wednesday night posing with … Read More...

Displaced Ukrainian junior Olympian from Australia competes in 2023 European Youth Winter Olympics
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) wishes displaced Ukrainian junior speed skater Oleksandra Cherkasova the best of luck as she competes in the 2023 European Youth Winter Olympics, being … Read More...

Malanka – Ukrainian New Year
Around Australia, Ukrainian-Australians, displaced Ukrainians and supporters of Ukraine gathered together to celebrate Malanka - Ukrainian New Year - on January 13 and 14. Following a difficult year, it was … Read More...

Germany – free the Leopards NOW
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has joined global calls for Germany to stop hesitating about sending Leopard tanks, or allowing other countries to do so, and provide them to Ukraine now … Read More...

Ukrainian Unity Day 22 January: Show you are #UnitedwithUkraine!
On 22 January, Ukrainians around the world will celebrate Unity Day , the day on which in 1919 the nation first declared itself a free and united people. Join the #UnitedwithUkraine social media flashmob - wear … Read More...

AFUO asks Tennis Australia to do more to support Ukraine and Ukrainian tennis players
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has followed up its call to ban the Russian flag at the Australian Open by asking Tennis Australia (TA) to ensure pro-Russian symbols such as the neo-nazi … Read More...

Vale Jim Molan: brave soldier, Liberal senator, supporter of Ukraine
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), the Australian-Ukrainian community and recently arrived displaced Ukrainians stand with bowed heads and hands on hearts with family, brothers and sisters … Read More...

Russian flag at the Australian Open makes a mockery of conditions set by Tennis Australia to allow Russian players
The prominent display of a Russian flag amongst the spectators of a tennis match between Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova yesterday at the Australian Open has made a mockery of conditions set … Read More...